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  1. Checking In CT6000

    Checking In

    By Tracy Wells.

    Product Code: CT6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2 to 5m., 3 to 5w., 5 to 20 any gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Checking In tells a lifetime of stories including an expectant mom going into labor, a teenager learning to see the world beyond a screen, a couple finding love, the craziness of traveling with kids and, finally, waiting too long to take that dream vacation. These stories, and more, reflect the theme that “life is a journey—travel it well” and remind us that as we travel through life, it's the people we journey with who make it special. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Just Deserts

    Just Deserts

    Product Code: J80000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    A teen actor plays devil’s advocate in rehearsal for The Merchant of Venice to arouse “the quality of mercy”—and maybe more—in his leading lady. Learn More
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  3. Madrigal in Black and White

    Madrigal in Black and White

    Product Code: MS4000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    A chance encounter between two young women—one Black, one white—escalates into the beginning of a relationship, despite the warnings of their uncensored alter-egos bearing the burden of social history. Learn More
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  4. Romeo and Juliet or The Old "You-Know-I-Really-Love-You-But-My-Father-Really-Hates-You" Blues

    Romeo and Juliet or The Old "You-Know-I-Really-Love-You-But-My-Father-Really-Hates-You" Blues

    By Nancy Linehan Charles. From William Shakespeare

    Product Code: R74000

    • Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 4m., 4w. (plus 21 either gender.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    No one can remember why Romeo and Juliet's families hate one another, but the feud continues on. Tracking the star-crossed lovers, and the downward spiral of a courtship to its horrible conclusion, the story tellers fire off comments of premature marriage. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  5. Uncool

    Uncool

    By Vin Morreale Jr.

    Product Code: U24000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Melodrama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 3m., 6w., extras as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    In this teen comedy, Jenny is part of the popular crowd that rules the school, while Beth is the new girl trying desperately to fit in. Together they must come to terms with what it means to be cool, what is uncool and why it is so important to simply be yourself. Issues of self-worth, mutual respect and tolerance of those who are different are explored against a backdrop of humorous teen-oriented dialogue that will leave audiences dizzy with laughter. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  6. Slight Indulgences

    Slight Indulgences

    By Vin Morreale, Jr.

    Product Code: S63000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • High School | College
    • 3m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Through his swashbuckling secret agent character, hack writer Bradley immerses himself in a lifestyle far more exciting than his own, and it is up to his characters to bring out the human side of Bradley. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. Farewell To Galatea

    Farewell To Galatea

    By Ford Ainsworth.

    Product Code: FC9000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 2m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    An artist creates the ideal woman in sculpture only to realize that there is more to love and art than perfection. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. Hopes and Words and Ordinary Things

    Hopes and Words and Ordinary Things

    By Ronald Burke.

    Product Code: H28000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 4m., 4w.
    • 45 min.
    Complete with a bum, a town cop and a local brat, this show unfolds in the park of Maple Springs, Missouri, around 1900. Painter Alison longs to take her career to the big city. Learn More
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  9. The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    By Herman Ammann. Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

    Product Code: S1A000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 5m., 6w., extras.
    • 30 min.
    While the birthday girl sleeps, the toys around her cake come alive and act out Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about the handicapped tin soldier who loved a dancing paper doll. Learn More
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